Steam Deck OLED APU vs Ryzen 5 2600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.30
+80.8%
Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.59

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9161303
Place by popularity21not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.13no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency12.0828.96
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)Van Gogh (Custom) (2023)
Release date13 April 2018 (6 years ago)9 November 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Steam Deck OLED APU basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache576 KB256 KB
L2 cache3 MB2 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography12 nm6 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Steam Deck OLED APU compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Steam Deck OLED APU.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 2600 8.30
+80.8%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4.59

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 2600 1248
+81.1%
Steam Deck OLED APU 689

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 2600 6070
+36.2%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4457

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 2600 1119
Steam Deck OLED APU 1486
+32.9%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 2600 30898
+57%
Steam Deck OLED APU 19684

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.30 4.59
Recency 13 April 2018 9 November 2023
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 12 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600 has a 80.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Steam Deck OLED APU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 2600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 2600 is a desktop processor while Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2600 and Steam Deck OLED APU, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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